This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Local notes from area farms and visitors in November era
John Roach builds large sheep shed and Willie Harma constructs a cattle shed. Farmers along routes thresh buckwheat and finish corn picking while Pete Elman serves on a petit jury. Stories include house moves, windmill removal, new barn construction, a three day Liberty church mission, and a surprise Bertha birthday party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Elman
Forest City
Petit Jury
John Friesenberg
Reinbeck
Oltman Akkerman
R. O. Beaver
J. F
Ed. Ketchum
St. Louis
Woden
J. Jaeger
Wm. M. McGuire
Ruth Simpson
W.H. H. Howe
Germania
Wa. Fischer
Titonka
Dorenbush
August Buckholtz
Dave
Herman Zingg
J. F. Ruga
M. P. Chapman
Marian Leigh
Thompson
Maggie Tonnar
Ankeny
Iowa
F. R Koppen
Frankie Paul
Buffalo Center
John Deeg